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abc's emily schmidt joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: peggy and rob good morning to you. this is now day ten of the no-fly zone over libya. president obama plans to address the nation tonight about libya. he's expected to say the u.s. acted quickly to void catastrophe. libyan rebels say the actions a. rebels advance more than 350 miles over the weekend on a march towards tripoli that includes moammar gadhafi's hometown. >> never again. >> reporter: rebels tried this path before but were pushed back, now, they have the backing of nato which announced yesterday it's taking over coalition military operations. >> nato in commence or aspect of the u.n. resolution, nothing more. nothing less. >> reporter: nature those increased role means u.s. will hand over control. defense secretary robert gates says military missions are are to a very long extent are completed. >> i think we have prevented the large-scale slaughter that was beginning to to take place, has taken place in some cases. >> reporter: critics say it's mi
abc's emily schmidt joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: peggy and rob good morning to you. this is now day ten of the no-fly zone over libya. president obama plans to address the nation tonight about libya. he's expected to say the u.s. acted quickly to void catastrophe. libyan rebels say the actions a. rebels advance more than 350 miles over the weekend on a march towards tripoli that includes moammar gadhafi's hometown. >> never again. >> reporter: rebels tried...
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thanks for being with us today. the u.s.-led coalition is not quite ready to say mission accomplished this morning, even after a weekend of pounding attacks that virtually crippled libya's defenses. >> allied leaders insist gadhafi is not the target of the assault. but a cruise missile did plow into a buildening on his residential compound. >> after that all, what is next? emily schmidt joins us with the latest. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning to you. u.s. war planes led most of the assault on libya over the weekend, including 90 tons of bombs dropped by b-2 bombers that were flown in from missouri. but the pentagon says it expects to hand over control of the operation to allies in a matter of days. libya's moammar gadhafi says he is prepared for a long war. two nights of attacks from american and european forces show what he is up against. more than 120 tomahawk missiles launched over the weekend. plus, fighter jets and b-2 bombers. they took out tanks of gadhafi supporters. struck aircraft hangars. an ally s
thanks for being with us today. the u.s.-led coalition is not quite ready to say mission accomplished this morning, even after a weekend of pounding attacks that virtually crippled libya's defenses. >> allied leaders insist gadhafi is not the target of the assault. but a cruise missile did plow into a buildening on his residential compound. >> after that all, what is next? emily schmidt joins us with the latest. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning to you. u.s. war...
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every year, each of us is exposed to about 3.5 millisieverts, that's the term they use, of radiation. that's about 67 chest x-rays or the same as 134 cross-country plane trips. in order to get radiation sickness, you need to to 1,000 millisieverts at once. and for most people, a fatal dose is about five-times that. to put this all in perspective, the radiation levels at the scene of the fire of the nuclear power plant in japan reached about 400 millisieverts. meaning you would have had to sit there for about 2 1/2 hours to get sick. so, when you see those pictures out of japan, you don't need to worry about your own safety. but, of course, we should all be concerned for the japanese. this is dan harris, in new york. >>> the japanese are getting used to a new post-quake reality. the bustling heart of tokyo on a normal night has giant neon signs. but last night, it was dark. the power has been turned off as a way to conserve energy. >>> time, now, for sports here at home. march madness is just getting under way. the hoops highlights now from espn news. >> good morning. cole wright here
every year, each of us is exposed to about 3.5 millisieverts, that's the term they use, of radiation. that's about 67 chest x-rays or the same as 134 cross-country plane trips. in order to get radiation sickness, you need to to 1,000 millisieverts at once. and for most people, a fatal dose is about five-times that. to put this all in perspective, the radiation levels at the scene of the fire of the nuclear power plant in japan reached about 400 millisieverts. meaning you would have had to sit...
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she is live for us in washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. this was the first time we've seen moammar gadhafi since the no-fly zone enforcement began. and if he is worried about other nations' war planes over his country, he didn't show it. anti-aircraft fire in tripoli lit up the libyan capital for a fourth night. while moammar gadhafi made his first appearance in a week. libyan tv broadcast what it said was a live speech outside gadhafi's compound. he said, in the short term, we'll beat them. in the long term, we'll beat them. but president obama wrapping up a south american tour, said the no-fly zone enforcement is working. >> we are going to be in the process, now, having eliminated his air defenses, of being able to bring the international coalition in. >> reporter: the u.s. cost of combat became clear yesterday when the pentagon said a mechanical problem downed this f-15 fighter jet east of benghazi. the two crew members were safely rescued. in a nearby hospital, a do
she is live for us in washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. this was the first time we've seen moammar gadhafi since the no-fly zone enforcement began. and if he is worried about other nations' war planes over his country, he didn't show it. anti-aircraft fire in tripoli lit up the libyan capital for a fourth night. while moammar gadhafi made his first appearance in a week. libyan tv broadcast what it said was a live speech outside gadhafi's...
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thanks for being with us today. there is a major change in command in enforcing that no-fly zone over libya. nato has agreed to take charge, now, of those operations. >> and the changeover from u.s. hands could take place as early as tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us now from washington with the latest details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. the u.s. has been cutting back on its role in this no-fly zone enforcement. in fact, just yesterday, the pentagon said 75% of the combat air missions are now flown by the coalition partners. soon, this transition is going to be official. the no-fly zone over libya that has international support is now getting international enforcement. >> nato allies have now decided to enforce the no-fly zone over libya. >> reporter: the announcement made late yesterday, means the u.s. plans to hand over command and control of the no-fly zone by this weekend. and even the united arab emirates is now on board, sending 12 planes to join the coalition. >>
thanks for being with us today. there is a major change in command in enforcing that no-fly zone over libya. nato has agreed to take charge, now, of those operations. >> and the changeover from u.s. hands could take place as early as tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us now from washington with the latest details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. the u.s. has been cutting back on its role in this no-fly zone enforcement. in fact, just yesterday,...
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stay with us, everybody. while a body in motion tends to stn motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arths, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide our relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is er. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, including celebrex, may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long perio nsaids, including celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic reactions or stomach and intestine problems, such as bleeding ann occur w. patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at i
stay with us, everybody. while a body in motion tends to stn motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arths, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide our relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is er. and celebrex is not a...
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thanks for being with us today. president obama takes his case for military action against libya on the road today. it will be part of a major speech that mr. obama gives later today. >> right here in new york. >> and last night, the president spoke to the nation to defend his choices and also to announce that nato will take over the lead role tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us from washington with all the details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good morning to you. before president obama used the word libya last night, he said the words international effort. and he said the world had had a responsibility to act. president obama, explaining the u.s. involvement in libya, said it was the right thing to do. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he would show no mercy to his own people. it was not in our national interest to let that happen. i refused to let that happen. >> reporter: mr. obama said in ten days, the coalition stopped moammar gadhafi's advance, doing so
thanks for being with us today. president obama takes his case for military action against libya on the road today. it will be part of a major speech that mr. obama gives later today. >> right here in new york. >> and last night, the president spoke to the nation to defend his choices and also to announce that nato will take over the lead role tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us from washington with all the details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: peggy and rob, good...
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that's your final count. >>> that will do it for us. for more on the sports scene, check out "the highlight express." until then, i'm cole wright. >>> two weeks after giving charlie sheen the boot there's word this morning his former bosses may be ready to fire him back. >> sources close to sheen say warner brothers and cbs are now trying to settle their differences with sheen so he can return to the hit show "two and a half men." >> on top of that sheen popped up unexpectedly on "jimmy kimmel live." he was in an interview with mark cuban when sheen burst on to the set. he planted a kiss on kimmel's lips signed an auto graph and passed out t-shirts to the audience. >> kimmel's going, i don't know about that. a clorox wipe right there. >>> coming up next, a giant lotto jackpot awaits a winner tonight. >>> and the firefight in colorado, where hundreds of homes are now in danger. we'll be right back. glowing. -smooth. -flawless. [ female announcer ] it's more than just one thing. now aveeno brings all five factors of radiance together with
that's your final count. >>> that will do it for us. for more on the sports scene, check out "the highlight express." until then, i'm cole wright. >>> two weeks after giving charlie sheen the boot there's word this morning his former bosses may be ready to fire him back. >> sources close to sheen say warner brothers and cbs are now trying to settle their differences with sheen so he can return to the hit show "two and a half men." >> on top of...
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would you ever use those? >> translator: is it reasonable that any sense of a man would use such a weapon against even his own enemy? let alone, his own people. >> reporter: the u.n. ambassador to the united nations says gadhafi is disconnected from reality. >> it sounds, just frankly, delusional. >> reporter: the u.s. treasury department has frozen at least $30 billion in libyan government assets. and u.s. naval and air forces are moving closer to the country. >> gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to govern. and it's time for him to go without further violence or delay. >> reporter: the united nations says it's too dangerous for international aid agencies to asset the need in libya. the next-best option is delivering the first medicine and food to neighboring tunisia, to help refugees who have crossed the border. moammar gadhafi claims he has been betrayed by the united states. he says president obama is simply misinformed. rob and peggy? >> emily, it's almost like a tale of two countries, right now, depending o
would you ever use those? >> translator: is it reasonable that any sense of a man would use such a weapon against even his own enemy? let alone, his own people. >> reporter: the u.n. ambassador to the united nations says gadhafi is disconnected from reality. >> it sounds, just frankly, delusional. >> reporter: the u.s. treasury department has frozen at least $30 billion in libyan government assets. and u.s. naval and air forces are moving closer to the country. >>...